KZN facing worst drought since 1982

The_Librarian said:
Now if only the farmers in drought areas (and Cape Town, PE etc) can also get some good rains...
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Aye, hectic, saw a satellite photo of the weather system that has been dumping rain, all over the East coast and interior, nothing in the Cape :(
 
https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/umgeni-water-asks-govt-to-lift-kzn-water-restrictions-20180326

Umgeni Water asks govt to lift KZN water restrictions

Durban – KwaZulu-Natal's water woes may soon officially come to an end, as bulk water supplier Umgeni Water is set to request government to lift water restrictions.

Speaking to News24 on Monday, Umgeni Water spokesperson Shami Harichunder said that, due to good rains, the biggest water system in the province, the Mgeni system, had risen to above 70%.
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The controversial state company that supplies Durban with its water turned a R100 mil

In the last six months of 2017 Umgeni Water, the state-owned entity that supplies bulk water to Durban, Pietermaritzburg, and surrounds, turned an average net profit of R103.4 million, numbers it published on Wednesday shows.

Its profits for the half year were up 44.3% compared to the same period in 2016, at a total of R620.5 million.

The massive jump in profits was despite what Umgeni described as "the prevailing drought". Many of its customers were subject to mandatory water restrictions after years of low rainfall – until those restrictions were lifted on Tuesday.

See also: The City of Cape Town has just sold a rundown 2-bedroom bungalow for R20 million
That suggests Umgeni could sell significantly more water during 2018.

In the last six months of 2017 the volume of water it sold increased by only 2.5% compared to the previous year.

But the average effective price Umgeni charged municipalities for that water was up 15.2%, to around R6.14 per kilolitre, pushing up profits.

Umgeni is due to be merged with Mhlathuze Water as part of a rationalisation of water boards. Its latest figures show that Mhlathuze is also wildly profitable – and like Umgeni, it is also controversial.

Mhlathuze was the subject of a recent TV exposé about its spending on five-star hotels and business-class flights.

Umgeni's most recent major controversy came when it was appointed to implement national government measures to alleviate the Cape Town drought.

Dudu Myeni, infamous as chairperson of SAA and close confidant of former President Jacob Zuma, was appointed to oversee the amalgamation of the two.
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https://www.businessinsider.co.za/B...a-month-profit-at-the-end-of-a-drought-2018-3
 
Spring Grove hopped over 90% last night. Mearns and Midmar dam's are still holding steady at 100% for over a month now.
 
Albert Falls now just slightly over 50% with more rain expected on Thursday and Friday.
 
Gordon_R said:
The charts show a LOT of rain over parts of KZN this week. Any details from the area?
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Richard's Bay was pouring like crazy yesterday when I left. Seeing videos of the CBD roads flooded up to the car door level
 
Had a nice soaking rain last two days, not heavy but great for my garden which was getting very dry.
 
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